Britain Had Talent: A History of Variety Theatre

by Oliver Double (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2012

  $146.78

  In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyses its performance dynamics and techniques. Encompassing singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, ventriloquists and diverse speciality acts, this vibrant book draws on a series of new interviews with variety veterans.